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US issues record-high 1.4 mn visas to Indians in 2023

US issues record-high 1.4 mn visas to Indians in 2023
Bringing down the visitor visa appointment wait times by 75 per cent, the US Consular Team in India processed a record-smashing 1.4 million US visas in the year 2023. Stating that the demand across all visa classes was unprecedented -- with a 60 per cent increase in applications compared to 2022 -- the US Embassy and Consulates said on Monday that Indians now represent one out of every 10 US visa applicants around the world.

US issues record-high 1.4 mn visas to Indians in 2023

Israel-Hamas war: CIA, Mossad chiefs to meet Qatar PM for temporary ceasefire

Israel-Hamas war: CIA, Mossad chiefs to meet Qatar PM for temporary ceasefire
The director of the American spy agency, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and the chief of the Israel Spy agency, Mossad, will be meeting the Prime Minister of Qatar in a European capital for reaching a temporary ceasefire into the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza strip. The release of Israeli hostages in Hamas captivity will also be discussed in the meeting along with the temporary ceasefire.

Israel-Hamas war: CIA, Mossad chiefs to meet Qatar PM for temporary ceasefire

British Sikh says was urged to confess Post Office theft due to her Asian descent

British Sikh says was urged to confess Post Office theft due to her Asian descent
Kuldeep Kaur Atwal, 73, was accused of stealing the money over a period from July 1995 until November 1996, when Post Office auditors made a morning visit to the Coventry branch in 1997. Before her trial at Coventry Crown Court in 1997, Atwal, then 46, was told by the auditors that her cultural background may have played a role in her criminality, The Guardian newspaper reported on Thursday.

British Sikh says was urged to confess Post Office theft due to her Asian descent

Gaza death toll from Israeli attacks rises to 25,490

Gaza death toll from Israeli attacks rises to 25,490
Amid the unabated fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the death toll in the besieged enclave rose to 25,490, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Tuesday. At least 195 Palestinians were killed and 354 others wounded in the last 24 hours, the ministry said in a statement,

Gaza death toll from Israeli attacks rises to 25,490

Indian-origin couple convicted in US for forced labour, physical abuse of kin

Indian-origin couple convicted in US for forced labour, physical abuse of kin
An Indian-origin Sikh couple has been convicted in the US for forcing a relative to work at their store for long hours, subjecting him to physical abuse and threats for years and confiscating his immigration documents. Harmanpreet Singh, 30, and Kulbir Kaur, 43, from Richmond, Virginia, enticed the victim -- then a minor -- to travel to the United States with false promises of helping him enrol in a school.

Indian-origin couple convicted in US for forced labour, physical abuse of kin

There will be ‘total victory’ against Hamas: Netanyahu

There will be ‘total victory’ against Hamas: Netanyahu
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel will achieve “total victory” against Hamas, media reports said. Earlier, Hamas had demanded an end to the conflict, the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza, the release of Palestinian prisoners, and guarantees that Hamas could stay in power.  

There will be ‘total victory’ against Hamas: Netanyahu